Syracuse University football team's latest roster includes transfers Funderburk and Raymon

Syracuse, NY -- The situation concerning the roster of the 2012 Syracuse University football team is as confusing as any since I began covering the team 15 years ago. The news Friday that Arkansas transfer Quinta Funderburk (highlights above) and Iowa transfer John Raymon were on the roster prompted me to request each at today’s interview opportunity. I was then informed that neither would be available, further clouding the situation in my mind.

That noted, I just checked SU’s latest online roster and found Funderburk and Raymon included. Funderburk is listed as a 6-foot-3, 195-pound sophomore wide receiver with jersey No. 13. Raymon is listed as 6-5, 313, although I wonder about that listed weight, with No. 97.

Several other players whose eligibility was in doubt, thus leaving them out of the 2012 media guide, are also on the roster. They are:

Markus Pierce-Brewster (6-foot-3, 230 pounds), a junior-college All-American and the California Community College Football Association defensive player of the year;

George Morris III (6-1, 192), a freshman tailback from Georgia who rushed for 1,045 yards and 17 touchdowns and caught 36 passes for 395 yards as a high school senior;